ENTERTAINMENTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 8

ENTERTAINMENTS.

"THE BBEED OP THE■ TEESfiLAMS." At , the' Opera'-House this evening the'• curtain will rise upon'"The Breed of the Tres- '. hams "—a play new to Wellington, to be presented by J. C. .Williamson. Expectancy is on tlio tip"-toe, and a very, fine performance by Mr. Julius , Knight of Lieutenant; Roresby, ''The Kat/' -is' confidently anticipated. Yesterday, by the Mbnowai.'tho company:arrived'from the south, early last week the-scenery, and, effects 'were in Wellington, l together with an advance guard of mechanists and artificists necessary for tho production. :Eyery preparation is complete, for ■ the; presenting of a .'powerful new play by a'company headed;by one , of the best public theatrical favouritosv .in. Australasia. Mr.'.Knight will 'produce this important play '. himself, having Mr. Thos.'- E.:.Foster for his sta-o manager. • An augmented .'orchestra' -will 'be "under the direction of Mr; Hal Campbell. 'The -final curtain v,-Ul faU at' 10.-S6.* "The Breed of the-Treshariis" will bo acted for the first four nights only, and , will succeeded ■on Friday next by " Monsieur Beaucaire," in :whioh. dainty play,. Miss Beatrice' Day mil ■make her'.first appearance.' /. '.'.,'•;'■'■'_' ■ :■■■ . / " THEATRE BOYAL/ : -■-- ■ The well-known standard of merit set by the Messrs'. Jailer at the Theatre Eoyal. % was well maintained by the new programme' given ■on Saturday night, and : the audience was ■numerous and appreciative. The opening film ,dealt with tea-growing, in "a way which :must have 'given'■"onlookers.. a good "idea both of the picturesque and commercial sides of one of the world's leading industries.' This .was followed by'a pleasing sketch, entitled: "The Evil Philtre." The chief attraction of the evening,. however, was "The Eace for. the •Melbourne Cup," which -was film, depicting the principal scenes and events at Flemington,; the arrival of 'the'.;.Governor, scenes on the lawn, the. first and second.run past .the '.post, .and Prince ..Toote's . sensajtional showing ; ,in :the. premier.'turf'.,event ;in-- : the Southern. Hemisphere. .A ; .series which proved almost enchanting in its rare-'beauty was that ontjtled , ."The. Park at Casutai," ;a scenic sub-ject-taken-by special'permission of,-.the King of. Italy,•• and. full of that' .peculiar charm which is , so; common.': to landscapes; in '.the south of Europe,, and which, find no exact counterpart '. in other lands and latitudes. The well-known drama, "The Fear," was .watched with; the,, closest. interest. The picture opens 'with' tho'entry of > a bnrglar into.the-room-of a lady who is admiring her collection of jewels. He hides'bebind'a" curtain, and observes ''M.'iirderroiidr'robbery follow; and,. narrowly avoiding a pair of, gendarmes, the; man'reaches;home,' where his~sister has suppler.; His sleep is and fear.-and remorse drive 'him'"frantic. 'En-, terin'g the room, 'the sister, who, • for' the purposes of the .picture is made-up .to 'resemble the.'murdered girl, dresses.herself in a'beautiful robe, stolen 1, by her brother. The', latter, awaking, at this moment, and ■ imagjuing his. sister to be the spectr.e of the deadjnrl, rushes up behind her 'and kills her also. .The denouement then' follows. "A Novel Strike" depicts policemen, in the act of mutiny against. the authority of the' prefect. ' The. latter, by "some fortunate inspiration, conceives the : idea. of. releasing, a-number of prisoners- to-'deal.'With' tho recalcitrant . servants' of ■ the law. TKo' prisoners do their dutv with a will, .to the great "amusement of the audience, and the outbreak 'is effectively quelled. Other films shown' were: '"The Curse of Money," -"Bob's Eevenge," "A,Faithful Fool," "The Odyssey of a'Super," "The Spontaneous"Generator,"',"The Last of the Sword Swallowers," "The Sorrows of: a.; Chaporone," •■ "Manocuvrihß a' Lifeboat," "Catching , Fish', by Dynamite," ."The , Snowman'," and ,"Under a Crocodile Skin." The t programme will be repeated' this evening. "

\.y}.- : . THE EOYAL PICTURES!; v / Pathos,' humour,- and; instruction . are judiciously blended in the. current prbgcamme. at His ..Majesty's.,. A matinee,'was; given on. Saturday, as. well as. the usual .entertainment .in the evening.. There were large..attendances, on each , occasion. ',''' ~; v ...... .: ' "■:■ '■•■■ ; : ;. : tbte stae' pictoees. : :'. • '"';;'■ The'matinee and evening displays of the Star Pictures''at .St. Thomas's Hall, No.wtown, on Saturday were well attended, ;There .will"be a complete chango of.. programme -to-night. Among other films to be shown this evening will bo ah historical one dealing with the time of Oliver Cromwell. 1 "The. Slave's love," a fine coloured ; dramatic film,; .and' "Water Sports," which is sure to prove a pbpular;item,'vill'-olso be shown. ■ : '.■'■. : . . ' ■■. ,•.'.. . ; ,: : ,■: ■'; ■••; ;.;'.".,"WONDEBI,AKb. .;: : ,! •\Wondcrlnnd was open to the public on Saturday,'and taking advantage of the fine afternoon largo, crowds journeyed to iliraniar. The whole of the side shows wero well patronised. .In the evening the grounds'were illuminated by electricity and. presented -an attractive, spectacle... '•:■■; : ;' ■': ; oegan,eecital.;:: : : :,'.■:_ Fine "special request" itoms constituted the programme lor Mr. Mauglian Barnett's organ recital at tho Town Hall on Saturday evening. Each might-bo taid to have been especially pleasing to the musical taste of an' individual section of the audience, but each,-nevertheless, reached 'that'-standard "of i* artistic excellence which' never fails to ■ satisfy : tho," fastidious requirements of. all sections of ;a''inusical audience, whoso taste has been cultured■; by a . ilerics of recitals designed to: elevate. and refine. The programme was. introduced with an imposing number, Uach's'. celebrated "Toccata .ana-Fugue in D jUinor,", one of the most conspicuous productions of.the master's dramatic genius. Tlien' followed a charming , "Volkslied" (folk-song), of , Wolstenholme's—an established ■ favourite with. Mr. : : Barnett's au- . dionces; The next nuniber was the celebrated "Andante", from Haydn's , "Surprise Symphony," the most popular of-'tho magnificent . scries-, of twelve which : were. produced in London between 1791 and lTfli. Gi-ing's picturesque "First- Suite" to "Peer Gyiit," wrjtten as part ■of .tho music to Ibsen' 6 dramatic poem, has achieved great popularity -at ■ Mr. Barnett's recitals. '.■ Tho first movement, "Morning, is of a': pastoral character,, the iscem?,, a remote.Norwegian village.- .The second, "The Death of.Ase," depicts: tho passing away-, of Peer. Gynt's mother.. "The- Dance- of -.Anitra" follows—Anitra, an> Arabian danciiiggirl, with whom Pqor Gyiit falls in love, wheedles Mill his jewels from' him, and leaves him alone in"., tho desert. THe, extraordinary linnlo, "In the .Hall, of. the Mountain King," was inspired by ; tho scone in which: Peer Gynt .finds himself amongst:imps.and brownies, who finally, attack lii' ; (n-. furiously. ■ The recital concluded with a brilliant , fantaisje on Gounod's "Faust." , , •>■■•.-■■ > : . ... ■The next recital will bo given on Saturday ovening next. .;■; -. -. ' .':.;; . ; ; v. -.- ... % .